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Governor Says Vaccinated? Ditch The Mask Washington Governor Jay Inslee says he wants to fully reopen the states economy on June 30. The democratic governor held a press conference on Thursday in which he released his plan. Inslee says starting May 18 all counties will be in Phase-3 of the states reopening plan. While a full reopening is set for June 30 Yakima health officials say that could happen earlier if 70% or more of individuals in Washington State over 16 years of age get the vaccine. T...

Casino Caribbean Yakima was shuttered for two days recently due to 12 COVID-19 cases. The casino was cleaned and later reopened,

36% of Yakima County Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Encouraging news from state officials who say theyre seeing signs of hope in the COVID-19 case and hospitalization information. The officials say COVID-19 cases are leveling off in the state as more people become vaccinated. The state estimates 2.4 million people out of the 7.6 million people that live in the state have been fully vaccinated. In Yakima County health officials say 36.5% of total eligible population (16+) has been fully vaccinated ...

Everyone 16 and Over Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine Thursday, April 15 is the day the COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone 16-years-old or older in the state of Washington. That means a lot more people will be looking for the vaccine and waiting in lines or making appointments at vaccine centers. More than a million people in the state are now eligible for the vaccine. Will young people get the vaccine? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, Yakima Health District officials are responding to t...

More doses of COVID-19 vaccine are being shipped to the Yakima area every week to get more people vaccinated.

South Africa COVID variant now detected in E. Washington By Annette Cary, Tri-City Herald Published: March 16, 2021, 7:49am Share: The first South African COVID-19 variant has been detected in Eastern Washington, with two cases identified in residents of Yakima County. The vaccines approved for use in the United States may be less effective against the variant originally detected in South Africa than the strain that has been circulating in Eastern Washington for the past year. Th...

There is no current indication of ongoing transmission among employees and this outbreak is considered to have concluded.

Union Gap Costco Remains Open Despite Covid-19 Outbreak The Yakima Health District is investigating a Covid-19 outbreak at Costco. After testing was done, its been confirmed that 145 employees of Costcos Union Gap location tested positive for the virus. All the positive tested employees are currently completing their isolation or quarantine. According to a press release from the Yakima Health District: “At this point in time, all positive cases have been identified and sent home. Weekly sitew...

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145 employees infected by coronavirus outbreak at Washington state Costco Jordan Williams © Getty Images 145 employees infected by coronavirus outbreak at Washington state Costco A COVID-19 outbreak at a Costco in Washington state has led to 145 employees becoming infected. The Yakima Health District said in a statement on Wednesday that there was evidence that the sharp increase mimics the type of activity that happens after a "superspreader" event where multiple people are ...